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 Definitions of symmetrical  [ɪˈmɛ trɪ kəl]  

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Definition of 'symmetrical' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) symmetrical
characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.

2.  symmetrical
noting two points in a plane such that the line segment joining them is bisected by an axis.

3.  symmetrical
noting a set consisting of pairs of points with this relation to the same axis.

4.  symmetrical
noting an equation whose terms can be interchanged without altering its validity.

5.  symmetrical
noting a set consisting of pairs of points having this relation with respect to the same center.

6.  symmetrical
having a chemical structure that exhibits a regular repeated pattern of the component parts.

Etymology:  (1745–55)

Definition of 'symmetrical' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) symmetrical, symmetric
having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

2. (adj) harmonious, proportionate, symmetrical
exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities


Definition of 'symmetrical' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) symmetrical
being exactly the same size and shape on both sides
tiles laid in a symmetrical pattern; symmetrically planted flower beds


Definition of 'symmetrical' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) symmetrical
involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts; having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a symmetrical body or building

2. (adj) symmetrical
having the organs or parts of one side corresponding with those of the other; having the parts in two or more series of organs the same in number; exhibiting a symmetry. See Symmetry, 2

3. (adj) symmetrical
having an equal number of parts in the successive circles of floral organs; -- said of flowers

4. (adj) symmetrical
having a likeness in the form and size of floral organs of the same kind; regular

5. (adj) symmetrical
having a common measure; commensurable

6. (adj) symmetrical
having corresponding parts or relations


Translation of 'symmetrical' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: having symmetry
The two sides of a person's face are never completely symmetrical.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: simmetries Arabic flag Arabic: مُتَناسِق، مُتَماثِل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: симетричен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: simétrico Czech flag Czech: symetrický German flag German: symmetrisch
Danish flag Danish: symmetrisk Greek flag Greek: συμμετρικός Spanish flag Spanish: simétrico
Estonian flag Estonian: sümmeetriline Farsi flag Farsi: متقارن Finnish flag Finnish: symmetrinen
French flag French: symétrique Hebrew flag Hebrew: סִימֶטרִי Hindi flag Hindi: सममिति, संतुलित, प्रतिसम
Croatian flag Croatian: simetričan, skladan Hungarian flag Hungarian: szimmetrikus Indonesian flag Indonesian: simetris
Icelandic flag Icelandic: samhverfur Italian flag Italian: simmetrico Japanese flag Japanese: 対称の
Korean flag Korean: 대칭적인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: simetriškas Latvian flag Latvian: simetrisks
Malay flag Malay: simetri Dutch flag Dutch: symmetrisch Norwegian flag Norwegian: symmetrisk
Polish flag Polish: symetryczny Persian flag Persian: متقارن Pashto flag Pashto: په متناظره توګه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: simétrico Romanian flag Romanian: simetric Russian flag Russian: симметричный
Slovak flag Slovak: symetrický Slovenian flag Slovenian: simetričen Serbian flag Serbian: simetričan
Swedish flag Swedish: symmetrisk Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งสมมาตรกัน Turkish flag Turkish: simetrik, bakışık
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 對稱的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: симетричний Urdu flag Urdu: موزوں
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đối xứng, cân đối Chinese flag Chinese: 对称的

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